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One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my read more
Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.
Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.
Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he read more
Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
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In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
A metaphor taken--I have not the page aright--
From an ethical work by the Stagyrite.
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of read more
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
Knight without fear and without reproach.
[Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]
Knight without fear and without reproach.
[Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]
